Jakub
Topic:
In times of intense workouts there were periods when I meticulously counted my caloric intake (sometimes even for a few months). I go back to this habit once in a while to see if my meals are well-balanced and, if needed, I correct my diet. 2-3 weeks are enough to gain a good understanding of my eating patterns. This week was a great opportunity to step back and keep track of my food habits.
Data gathering:
I wanted to approach the food subject a little bit differently than popular nutrition apps. Apart from caloric intake I took into account the meal type: hot or cold, sweet or savory. I have never before analyzed my diet in this way.
Data drawing:
The idea to show my meals’ distribution by days and hours came to my mind on the first day of data gathering. I decided to use two colours, so you can clearly see the proportion of hot and cold meals. My main conclusion – I will try to eat hot breakfasts more frequently. I hope it will help me cut back on sweet snacks during the day.
It will be interesting to carry out a similar analysis in a few years.
The process:
Klaudia
Topic:
Healthy eating is important for me. I pay attention to the quality of food. The less processed it is, the better. In general I am trying to limit the amount of meat, but unfortunately this week I was quite unsuccessful in this area. The postcard also shows a change that I introduced a few months ago. My first meal is usually only at 10-11 AM. I feel really good about it, even though my whole life I heard that the best time to have breakfast is within 1-2 hours after waking up.
Data gathering:
This week gave me an opportunity to observe not only what I eat, but how much, when and how it relates to my workouts. I took notes after each meal. I also kept track of the colours of my plate, but it turned out to be quite unexciting.
Data drawing:
My objective was to create a visual, culinary map of the whole week.
This postcard made me realize that my meal times (especially in the evenings) are quite irregular. I would certainly like to work on it and make the evenings less chaotic in terms of food consumption. After analyzing this postcard I also have an impression that workouts do not impact my eating habits too much. Well, I always eat a lot, no matter what… 🙂
Vegetarian meals are marked green. My goal is to limit myself to only 2-3 meat dishes a week. Well, there is still a lot of work ahead of me…
The process:
